70 Years of Corporate Success
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Dr. Yasota Kawakami founded the company in the open laboratory of Tokyo Kogyo Shikenjo for the purpose of offering technical consultation and conducting commissioned research. Established plant in Meguro, Tokyo. |
| 1949 | Established Kawakami Research Laboratory. |
| 1950 | Relocated plant to Omiya. |
| 1953 | Development and launched production and sales of sponge metal catalysts. |
| 1954 | Newly esatablished Technology Department. |
| 1957 | Relocated head office to Ogura Building, Kobuna-cho, Nihombashi. Developed and launched production and sales of surfactant Amisol. |
| 1960 | Constructed Saitama Office in Kawagoe City, and relocated plant. |
| 1963 | Opened Osaka branch. |
| 1964 | Changed company name to current name “Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.” |
| 1968 | Developed specialty chemical products. |
| 1970 | Constructed Kawakami Memorial Research Laboratory in Saitama Office. |
| 1974 | Yotsuba Co., Ltd. becomes fully-owned subsidiary. |
| 1977 | Established Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| 1982 | Established Enshu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| 1984 | Established Thai Kawaken Co., Ltd. |
| 1988 | Established K&FS Pte. Ltd. |
| 1989 | Relocated head office to current location in Horidome-cho, Nihombashi. Introduced CI. |
| 1993 | Osaka Sales Office Celebrated 30th anniversary of opening. |
| 1994 | Constructed research center in Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| 1995 | Celebrated 50th anniversary of opening. |
| 1998 | ISO9002 certification approved. |
| 2002 | Constructed mass-production GMP plant in Enshu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. acquired ISO9001 certification. |
| 2003 | Merged Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Enshu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. Acquired ISO9001 certification on a company-wide scale. Saitama Plant acquired ISO14001 certification. Fukui Plant acquired ISO14001 certification. |
| 2005 | Celebrated 60th anniversary of establishment. |
| 2007 | Established Kawaken Sterling Surfactants PVT.LTD. |
| 2010 | Shizuoka Plant acquired ISO 14001 certification. |
| 2013 | Established KAWAKEN SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., a sales office in Singapore. |
| 2013 | Osaka Sales Office celebrated 50th anniversary of opening. |
| 2014 | Completion of construction for additional laboratory facility. |
| 2015 | Celebrated 70th anniversary of establishment. |
